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Electric Motor Dropped on Hand
Date of Incident: 8 May 2015
Description:
The work party had concluded a fault-finding task on a turbine and this confirmed the 69kg motor in the nacelle required replacing.
The work party returned to the service building to collect the appropriate tools and parts, however, a suitable lifting eye couldn't be found to lift the motor. A decision was made to instead use the lifting strops.
The correct documentation for this task wasn't available so a request was made to the documentation team to approve an AWP as soon as possible.
The work party then returned to the turbine without the correct paper work. Two technicians ascended the turbine while one stayed at the bottom to attach the load to the crane. The motor was craned to the top of the turbine using a lifting bag.
While removing the motor from the lifting bag in the nacelle, the motor rolled and dropped a distance of 150mm, onto one of the technicians hands.
Original Safety Alert
